Summary Of Understanding China By John Bryan Starr

The Party State In the novel Understanding China: A Guide to China’s Economy, History, and Political Climate by author John Bryan Starr introduces his readers to the Chinese government. Starr tries to capture the complex and impractical Chinese government by introducing his readers to their unique political system broadening their understanding of China’s history. Specifically, in the chapter “The Party State” Starr introduces the control of the Chinese Communist Party has on the Chinese government shaping it to be what it is today. In order to better understand by the Chinese government Starr introduces the Chinese Communist Party, the government and finally compare the US government with the Chinese government. The party, the government and finally the comparing of the states are essential examples that Starr used explain to his readers what is the Chinese government.
Primarily, “The Party
Considering how much power the CCP has in the Chinese government it’s easier to understand why the lack of independence of the government has lead them to the problems they face today. While the CCP contains the power of appointment and monitoring to ensure the policies they want are being implemented the basic purpose of the Chinese government is to dispose the policy the that the party has created (Starr 2011, 64) As the party undermines the Chinese government their system makes it easily gridlocked by using a central, provincial and municipal government making it accessible to corruption and harder to communicate (Starr 2011, 60). Since these entities constantly overlap one another it brings forth confusion and chaos by not being efficient in governing the people. Hence, Starr then uses the United States to illustrate the difference between a democratic and authoritarian government to conclude which is more resourceful of the